Preparing kids for P5 in 2011
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Hi Janet, I also don’t have the book you mentioned but previous years I have used Fan-Maths speed strategies books. It is more for fast mental calculation drilling. For school papers, my set comes with 4 school’s CA1. SA1 and SA2 more but CA2 also 4 schools. Hope this helps.
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I use 2 years’ worth of exam papers. This year, we are doing 2009 and 2010 P5 papers. This gives a pool of 18 SA1 papers. For next year, I bought 2010 P6 papers this year, and will begin to use them in November 2011 to prepare for P6 in 2012.
Because of the large pool of 18 SA papers, I skip all the CAs. We don’t do them at all. In Nov 2010, I gave one P5 SA1 paper from 2009 as a diagnostic. DS uses a highlighter pen to mark out topics he has not been taught.
I later go through the highlights and match to the math textbook chapters. Then we tackle topic by topic using a Step-by-Step topical math practice. I try to cover at least 3 topics before school starts, and stay ahead of the school by 2 topics at least once school starts.
One month before CA1, I start giving him SA1 practices. At least 1 every week… This will see him through both CA1 and SA1 comfortably. 2 weeks after start of school hols, I administer the SA2 diagnostic. He highlights again. We do topical practice again. When school starts in July, he does an SA2 every week. Timed trial.
1 week to 3 days before any exam, he is not allowed to study. 2 weeks of June and December are Pure Play Weeks. The rest are full work days. This works for me and is no stress for DS because he still gets to play hard… And to relax before exams. -
It seems for P5 to P6, more focus will be on Maths and the time spent on the other three subjects like EL, CL and Science are totally no match.
Just my 2 cents thought -
hi mummies,
i think i hv the FAN maths too… my son finds the standard too wide, there are easy questions and also the very hard ones… if i’m not wrong, this FAN maths book has a 5A and 5B? i couldnt rmb where exactly it is now as my son just stops doing it after 2 units… how? -
Brenda10:
That is so good to know! Thanks for sharing!!It seems for P5 to P6, more focus will be on Maths and the time spent on the other three subjects like EL, CL and Science are totally no match.
Just my 2 cents thought -
Brenda10:
Yes I feel that way...hubby has asked for more time to coach son in Maths but I reminded him results for other 3 subjects are not that fantastic either. This morning, I went to Popular Expo sale for a look...put P5, P6 Casco Maths guide books with full examples in trolley to ask hubby to take a look if there were useful...he didn't even look and told me parking is too expensive for him to go through them and paid for them.It seems for P5 to P6, more focus will be on Maths and the time spent on the other three subjects like EL, CL and Science are totally no match.
Just my 2 cents thought
:offtopic: Expo parking rates. Mon to Fri. 1st hour $2.50. Subsequent 1 hour $1.50. -
janet_lee88:
:offtopic: I almost fainted today at Marina Bay Sands. I brought my son to the museum there to look at the Genghis Khan exhibition. We stayed about 5 hours and the parking was $15!!
Yes I feel that way...hubby has asked for more time to coach son in Maths but I reminded him results for other 3 subjects are not that fantastic either. This morning, I went to Popular Expo sale for a look...took P5, P6 Casco Maths guide books with full examples to ask hubby to take a look if there were useful...he didn't even look and told me parking is too expensive for him to go through them.Brenda10:
It seems for P5 to P6, more focus will be on Maths and the time spent on the other three subjects like EL, CL and Science are totally no match.
Just my 2 cents thought
:offtopic: Expo parking rates. Mon to Fri. 1st hour $2.50. Subsequent 1 hour $1.50.
Back to topic, I like Fabian Ng's Problem Solving Processes in Mathematics. It has worked solutions and teaches the different processes systematically. -
Chenonceau, thanks for sharing. Your strategy re: school papers is :salute:
I used Fabian Ng P2-P4, I like the systematic approach too.
We seem to be spending most time on CL and getting least return from the time.
Just got to keep ploughing on
Term 2 will start in 2 days, let's enjoy this weekend ! :celebrate: -
pixiedust:
Sigh... I feel that way too. We spend so much time on Chinese and the progress seems so slow.
We seem to be spending most time on CL and getting least return from the time.
Just got to keep ploughing on -
Hi,
Just my 2 cents worth.
As a current P5 school teacher, the most crucial year is P5, where
most of the new topics are taught.
Many students who scored 70+ for maths in P4, failed P5.
If the foundation for P5 topics and prob solving skills are not built,
in P6, it will be fighting fire.
So, please spend more time on maths,
especially problem solving skills.
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